Osaka’s yellow street slashes prostitution in red-light area by 90% in Japan
Japanese police have found a surprising new way to curb the country’s rampant prostitution – by painting a street yellow. Advertisement The unusual tactic...
ADSB seeks to cement its position in Asia
Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB), part of Edge Group in the UAE, made a return trip to IMDEX, Singapore’s biennial naval exhibition that was...
Singaporean man faces death penalty in Malaysia on drug charges
A Singaporean man was charged in Malaysia’s Johor on Tuesday with trafficking and possessing more than 10kg of drugs. Advertisement Tan Ban Choon, 47,...
Hong Kong duo accused of aiding Abby Choi’s ex had ‘no intention to get involved’
Published: 2:38pm, 7 May 2025Updated: 2:43pm, 7 May 2025 Two defendants accused of helping the ex-husband of slain model Abby Choi Tin-fung in a...
Push for Malaysian PM’s daughter to become party No 2, raises nepotism and division concerns
Malaysia’s ruling party is pushing for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s daughter – Nurul Izzah – to contest to be his number two, in a...
CSRC streamlines IPOs as China doubles down on ‘high-level’ market opening amid trade war
China’s top securities regulator pledged to further open up the nation’s financial markets and boost foreign institutional access, with a focus on promoting Hong...
Xia Baolong to conduct 6-day inspection tour in Macau from Thursday
Published: 2:06pm, 7 May 2025Updated: 2:16pm, 7 May 2025 Beijing’s point man overseeing Macau affairs will conduct a six-day inspection in the city from...
Two-thirds of tour groups stayed overnight in Hong Kong during ‘golden week’
Nearly two-thirds of visitors in tour groups who visited Hong Kong over the Labour Day “golden week” holiday opted for overnight stays, according to...
Nvidia’s Jensen Huang says losing China would be ‘tremendous loss’ amid US-China AI race
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang said losing China’s artificial intelligence (AI) market would be a huge loss, with the market poised for significant growth in...